核 hé
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 亥 12th terrestrial branch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
核桃
hétao
walnut
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这种核桃富含油脂，适合榨油，却不一定适合直接食用。 Zhè zhǒng hétao fùhán yóuzhī, shìhé zhàyóu, què bù yídìng shìhé zhíjiē shíyòng. This type of walnut is rich in oil and suitable for pressing, though not necessarily for direct consumption.
- 我奶奶每天早上都吃几个核桃补脑。 Wǒ nǎinai měitiān zǎoshang dōu chī jǐ ge hétao bǔ nǎo. My grandmother eats a few walnuts every morning to nourish her brain.
- 用小锤子轻轻一敲，核桃就裂开了。 Yòng xiǎo chuízi qīngqīng yì qiāo, hétao jiù liè kāi le. One light tap with a small hammer and the walnut cracked open.
Related words
- 考核 kǎohé assessment
- 核心 héxīn core
- 核 hé nucleus; nuclear
- 核查 héchá to verify; to investigate; to check
- 核电站 hédiànzhàn nuclear power plant
- 核对 héduì to check against; to verify by comparison
- 核能 hénéng nuclear energy
- 核实 héshí to verify; to check
- 核武器 héwǔqì nuclear weapon
- 审核 shěnhé to review; to verify
- 桃 táo peach
- 桃花 táohuā peach blossom